Wearable Radio Frequency Identification Enabled Devices

1. A method for reading Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”) tags, comprising: coupling a first wearable object directly to a hand of a person's first arm that comprises a first antenna for facilitating communication of signals between an RFID tag reader and the RFID tags which are within a first range of each other; coupling a second wearable object directly to a forearm of the person's first arm while the first wearable object is directly coupled to the hand of the person's first arm, the second wearable object comprising a second antenna for facilitating communication of signals between the RFID reader and the RFID tags which are within a second range of each other, the second range being different than the first range and the second wearable object being separate and distinct from the first wearable object; establishing a wired or wireless connection directly between the first and second wearable objects so as to electrically couple (a) the first antenna of the first wearable object to the RFID tag reader or (b) the second antenna of the second wearable object to the RFID tag reader, where only one of the first or second wearable objects comprises the RFID tag reader; transmitting a first interrogation signal from the first or second antenna; receiving, by the RFID tag reader of the first or second wearable object, a first response signal generated by and transmitted from a first RFID tag of the RFID tags in response to the first interrogation signal; and processing the first response signal to identify, locate or track a first object of interest to which the first RFID tag is attached.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second wearable object comprises a wristband and the second antenna comprises a near-field antenna disposed on the wristband.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first wearable object comprises a glove, the second wearable object comprises a wristband, and the first antenna comprises a far-field antenna disposed on the glove communicatively coupled to the wristband.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the far-field antenna is backed by a reflective layer.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first wearable object comprises a glove and the first antenna comprises a near-field antenna disposed on the glove so as to reside adjacent a person's dorsum of a hand when worn thereby.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting a second interrogation signal from the first antenna; receiving, by the RFID tag reader, a second response signal generated by and transmitted from a second RFID tag of the RFID tags in response to the second interrogation signal; and processing the response signal to identify, locate or track a second object of interest; wherein the first antenna comprises a far-field antenna disposed on a glove so as to reside adjacent a person's palm when the first wearable object is worn thereby and radiating outward from the palm.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the far-field antenna is backed by a reflective layer.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising performing operations by the RFID tag reader to output an indicator indicating that the first RFID tag has been successfully read.

9. A method for reading Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”) tags, comprising: coupling at least one of a wristband to a person's forearm and a glove directly to the person's hand, the wristband comprising a first antenna for facilitating communications of signals between an RFID tag reader and the RFID tags which are within a first range of each other, and the glove comprising a second antenna for facilitating communication of signals between the RFID tag reader and the RFID tags which are within a second range of each other, the second range being different than the first range, and the wristband being separate and distinct from the glove; establishing a wired or wireless connection directly between the first and second wearable objects so as to electrically couple (a) the first antenna of the wristband to the RFID tag reader or (b) the second antenna of the glove to the RFID tag reader, where only one of the wristband and glove comprises the RFID tag reader; transmitting an interrogation signal from the RFID tag reader; receiving, by the RFID tag reader, a response signal generated by and transmitted from an RFID tag of the RFID tags in response to the first interrogation signal; and processing the response signal to identify, locate or track a first object of interest to which the RFID tag is attached.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the first or second antenna comprises a far-field antenna that is backed by a reflective layer.

11. A system, comprising: a Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”) tag reader; a first wearable object coupled directly to a hand of a person's arm that comprises a first antenna facilitating signal communications between the RFID tag reader and RFID tags which are within a first range of each other; a second wearable object coupled directly to a forearm of the person's arm while the first wearable object is directly coupled to the hand of the person's arm, the second wearable object comprising a second antenna facilitating signal communications between the RFID tag reader and the RFID tags which are within a second range of each other, the second range being different than the first range and the second wearable object being separate and distinct from the first wearable object; and a wired or wireless connection established between directly between the first and second wearable objects so as to electrically couple (a) the first antenna of the first wearable object to the RFID tag reader or (b) the second antenna of the second wearable object to the RFID tag reader, where only one of the first and second wearable objects comprises the RFID tag reader; wherein the RFID tag reader is configured to transmit a first interrogation signal from the first or second antenna, receive a first response signal generated by and transmitted from a first RFID tag of the RFID tags in response to the first interrogation signal, and process the first response signal to identify, locate or track a first object of interest.

12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the second wearable object comprises a wristband and the second antenna comprises a near-field antenna disposed on the wristband.

13. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the first wearable object comprises a glove, the second wearable object comprises a wristband, and the first antenna comprises a far-field antenna disposed on the glove.

14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the far-field antenna is backed by a reflective layer.

15. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the first wearable RFID tag reader comprises a glove.

16. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the RFID tag reader is further configured to: transmit a second interrogation signal from the first or second antenna; receive a second response signal generated by and transmitted from a second RFID tag of the RFID tags in response to the second interrogation signal; and process the response signal to identify, locate or track a second object of interest; wherein the first antenna comprises a far-field antenna disposed on a glove so as to reside adjacent a person's palm when worn thereby and radiating outward from the palm.

17. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the far-field antenna is backed by a reflective layer.

18. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the RFID tag reader is further configured to output an indicator indicating that the first RFID tag has been successfully read.

19. A system, comprising: a Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”) tag reader; a first wearable object comprising (a) a wristband to be coupled directly to a forearm of a person's arm and (b) a first antenna for facilitating signal communications between the RFID tag reader and the RFID tags which are within a first range of each other; a second wearable object comprising (a) a glove to be coupled directly to a hand of the person's arm and (b) a second antenna for facilitating signal communications between the RFID tag reader and the RFID tags which are within a second range of each other, the second range being different than the first range; a wired or wireless connection established between directly between the first and second wearable objects so as to electrically couple (a) the first antenna of the first wearable object to the RFID tag reader or (b) the second antenna of the second wearable object to the RFID tag reader, where only one of the first and second wearable objects comprises the RFID tag reader; wherein the RFID tag reader is configured to transmit a first interrogation signal from the first or second antenna, receive a first response signal generated by and transmitted from a first RFID tag of the RFID tags in response to the first interrogation signal, and process the first response signal to identify, locate or track a first object of interest; wherein the first antenna comprises a near-field antenna disposed on the wristband, and the second antenna comprises (a) a near-field antenna disposed on the glove so as to reside adjacent the person's dorsum of a hand when worn thereby or (b) a far-field antenna disposed on the glove so as to be adjacent the person's palm when worn thereby.

20. The system according to claim 19 , wherein the far-field antenna is backed by a reflective layer.